Category: Basketball

Wizards announcer apologises for for comments on Kevin Porter Jr’s father

Brandon King

In this latest edition of represhinsible things announcers say, we have the case of Washington Wizards broadcaster who chucked the proverbial turd in the punch bowl of Porter Jr’s game-winning shot that beat the Wiz. Consor said: “You’ve got to give credit. Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time,” The distasteful comments are in reference to the life of Porter’s father, Kevin Porter, Sr., who served four and a half years after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 1993 shooting death of…

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January 6, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 6 Day-To-Day Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jan 5 Out Bogdanovic cleared the COVID-19 protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Cameron Oliver F Jan 5 Out Oliver was placed in the league’s health and safety protocols Wednesday, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. John Collins PF Jan 5 Out Collins has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Gorgui…

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January 5, 2022 NBA StatCap: Guess who’s back

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Kyrie Returns Kyrie Irving made his season debut last night and looked like he’d been there all season, scoring 22 points on 9-17 from the floor in helping the Nets defeat the Indians Pacers 129-121. Irving will appear in all road contests but cannot play in home games due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. Who Got it Done Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ IND 39 8 7 B. BogdanovićUTA @ DEN 36 13 4   11-13 ft D. SabonisIND vs. BRK 32 12 10   Triple-double…

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January 5, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 4 Day-To-Day Cam Reddish SF Jan 4 Day-To-Day Reddish (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday’s action against the Kings, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Malik Ellison G Dec 28 Out Ellison was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Gorgui Dieng C Dec 28 Out Dieng was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 28 Out Bogdanovic was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19…

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January 4, 2022 NBA StatCap: Another big night for VanVleet, 0 turnovers for Russ

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Fred Van Vleet poured in 33 points in leading the Toronto Raptors to a 129-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. It was his third consecutive 30-plus point performance for the Wichita State product, all of which were Raptor victories. On the season Van Vleet is averaging 21.3 points , 6.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per contests, which are all career-highs. Russell Westbrook played 33 minutes yesterday and did not commit a turnover, snapping his record streak of most consecutive games with at least 1 turnover: Player…

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January 4, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Reddish SF Jan 4 Day-To-Day Malik Ellison G Dec 28 Out Ellison was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Gorgui Dieng C Dec 28 Out Dieng was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 28 Out Bogdanovic was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Jalen Johnson SF Dec 26 Out Johnson entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols Sunday, Adrian…

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TSU’s Tatyana Davis named OVC Newcomer of the Week

Brandon King

Tennessee State University guard Tatyana Davis was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Newcomer of the week. Davis put up a career-high 25 points against Tennessee Tech and followed that up with 17 versus Morehead StateIn helping the Lady Tigers go 2-0 in the past week. Davis also shot a very efficient 64% from the floor, including knocking down 50% of her three-point attempts. On the season, Davis is averaging a team-high 14.1 points per game, while shooting 45% from the floor, even while recently shifting from starter to sixth-man over…

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January 3, 2022 NBA StatCap: Bulls win again

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Who Got it Done The Chicago Bulls, the best team no one is talking about With all the Lakers-centric focus of the corporate sports media, the play of other teams have bee put on the back burner. While many have not been paying attention, the Bulls have won eight straight games, and current sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 25-10 record. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Trae YoungATL @ POR 56 4 14   7-12 3-pt Anfernee SimonsPOR vs. ATL 43 3 7   9-16 3-pt Joel EmbiidPHI vs.…

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January 3, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Reddish SF Jan 2 Day-To-Day Reddish (ankle) is probable for Monday’s game against Portland, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers’ official site reports. Delon Wright SG Jan 1 Out Wright (COVID-19 protocols) is no longer in protocols ahead of Monday’s game against the Trail Blazers. Onyeka Okongwu PF Jan 1 Out Okongwu (COVID-19 protocols) has exited protocols ahead of Monday’s game against the Trail Blazers. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SG Jan 1 Out Luwawu-Cabarrot (COVID-19 protocols) is no longer in protocols and will join…

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January 2, 2022 NBA StatCap: Jaylen Brown was cooking

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Who Got it Done top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Jaylen BrownBOS vs. ORL 50 11 4   5-10 3-pt Fred VanVleetTOR vs. NYK 35 5 5   7-13 3-pt D. SabonisIND @ CLE 32 13 7 Terrence RossORL @ BOS 33 5 0   3 stl  LeBron JamesLAL vs. MIN 26 7 5   3 stl  Josh GiddeyOKC vs. DAL 17 13 14   Triple-double De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. MIA 24 6 6   14-15 ft Omer YurtsevenMIA @ SAC 22 16 0 Buddy HieldSAC vs. MIA 26 6 3   7-14 3-pt Obi ToppinNYK @…

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